Our team of experts
Meet the team of highly qualified scientists, researchers, health coaches, and fitness gurus behind our personalized insights.

Alex Pendlebury
Nutritionist & Accredited Health Coach
Alex is one of Australia’s leading figures in the health and wellness industry. As a former gymnast, she truly understands the importance of maintaining your health.
Her true passion is Nutrition, which she has been studying since 2006. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Food Science & Nutrition from Deakin University in Melbourne, and is also a qualified health coach with HCA accreditation. She also completed the Nutrition for Sport and Exercise course through Sports Dieticians Australia (SDA).
It is Alex’s true passion as an expert nutritionist that keeps her motivated to keep learning about improving health. This drive and thirst for knowledge makes Alex the perfect fit and ambassador for myDNA.
As a nutritionist, I see the benefits of the blueprint myDNA provides when it comes to how you eat and how you move.
Alex Pendlebury
Nutritionist, & Accredited Health Coach
Alex is one of Australia’s leading figures in the health and wellness industry. As a former gymnast, she truly understands the importance of maintaining your health.
Her true passion is Nutrition, which she has been studying since 2006. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Food Science & Nutrition from Deakin University in Melbourne, and is also a qualified health coach with HCA accreditation. She also completed the Nutrition for Sport and Exercise course through Sports Dieticians Australia (SDA).
It is Alex’s true passion as an expert nutritionist that keeps her motivated to keep learning about improving health. This drive and thirst for knowledge makes Alex the perfect fit and ambassador for myDNA.
As a nutritionist, I see the benefits of the blueprint myDNA provides when it comes to how you eat and how you move.
Luke Milton
USA’s #1 Celebrity Trainer & Training Mate Founder
When it comes to fitness, there’s few people out there quite as passionate and well-versed as Luke Milton. You’d also be hard-pressed to find anyone quite as infectiously friendly, positive, and ready to hype you up and help you smash your goals.
Starting out as a professional Rugby League player in Australia, Luke has experienced the highest level of sport and fitness. After retiring from rugby and missing the comraderie of professional sport, he went on to found Training Mate fitness studios in Sydney, quickly establishing himself as a leader in the fitness community.
Nowadays, he works as a celebrity trainer in Los Angeles, helping actors, celebrities and more achieve their best selves. He even features on Khloe Kardashian’s hit TV show “Revenge Body”.
My big thing is that information is power, and there’s nothing more powerful than the information we get from myDNA.
Luke Milton
USA’s #1 Celebrity Trainer & Training Mate Founder
When it comes to fitness, there’s few people out there quite as passionate and well-versed as Luke Milton. You’d also be hard-pressed to find anyone quite as infectiously friendly, positive, and ready to hype you up and help you smash your goals.
Starting out as a professional Rugby League player in Australia, Luke has experienced the highest level of sport and fitness. After retiring from rugby and missing the comraderie of professional sport, he went on to found Training Mate fitness studios in Sydney, quickly establishing himself as a leader in the fitness community.
Nowadays, he works as a celebrity trainer in Los Angeles, helping actors, celebrities and more achieve their best selves. He even features on Khloe Kardashian’s hit TV show “Revenge Body”.
My big thing is that information is power, and there’s nothing more powerful than the information we get from myDNA.
State-of-the-art laboratory for DNA analysis
Our laboratory in Houston, TX is the home of our advanced DNA sequencing and analysis.
Our clinical experts
All our reports are developed by a team of specialists with expertise in clinical and molecular genetics, molecular biology, pharmacy, genetic counselling, sports dietetics and general practice.

myDNA was founded on the belief that healthcare can be improved. We believe that personalized advice can transform lives for the better. That’s why we make sure all our experts are highly qualified and at the forefront of their industries.
Our clinical experts
All our reports are developed by a team of specialists with expertise in clinical and molecular genetics, molecular biology, pharmacy, genetic counselling, sports dietetics and general practice.
myDNA was founded on the belief that healthcare can be improved. We believe that personalized advice can transform lives for the better. That’s why we make sure all our experts are highly qualified and at the forefront of their industries.


Associate Professor Les Sheffield
Founder, Clinical Geneticist & Medical Director
Les has been at the forefront of genetic research since the 1980s. As a Clinical Geneticist based at Royal Women’s and Children’s Hospitals, he authored more than 100 scientific publications. A leader in his field, he founded myDNA in 2007 with the quest to eradicate guesswork of prescribing medication. To this day he continues to drive the development of new services as Medical Director.

Dr. Carlotta Petti
Scientific Director & Nutrigenomics Specialist
PhD ANutr BSc (Hons) GradCertPH

Sam Mostafa
Associate Clinical Director
BPharm, AACPA
Craig Redden
Chief Scientific Officer
BApp Sci, MSc, MAACB

Ian Hellier
Scientific Officer
BAppSc (Med Lab Sc)


Edi Rogers
Associate Genetic Counsellor
BA, Dip Ed, Grad Dip Gen Couns

Kathryn Visser
Associate Genetic Counsellor
BA BSc.(Hons) MGenCouns
Dr. Novita Puspasari
Head of Research
PhD, BSc (Hons), BBiomedSc, GCert EBCM

Dr. Min Yin Goh
Clinical Pharmacologist
MBBS, PhD, FRACP


Seraphya Berrin
Bioinformatician
BSc

Tara Smith
Professional Services Manager
BPharm, GCert
Our experts are backed by the world’s leading research
120+ years of combined experience
100+ papers published
5000+ research publications reviewed
5 myDNA clinical studies conducted
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